Depression Synonyms
59 depression synonyms include melancholy, misery, sadness, unhappiness, sorrow, woe, gloom, gloominess, dejection, and downheartedness. Depression is a noun, and its antonyms are cheerfulness and boom. Here are some additional synonyms for "depression" with example sentences.
Another word for Depression
59 other ways to say depression.
1. sadness
- woe
- upset
- unhappiness
- the slough of despond
- the mopes
- the megrims
- the dumps
- the doldrums
- the blues
- the blahs
- tearfulness
- sorrow
- sadness
- reactive depression
- postnatal depression
- pessimism
- one's black dog
- moroseness
- mopery
- moodiness
- misery
- melancholy
- melancholia
- low spirits
- hopelessness
- heavy-heartedness
- gloominess
- gloom
- endogenous depression
- dysthymia
- downheartedness
- dolour
- dolefulness
- dispiritedness
- discouragement
- disconsolation
- disconsolateness
- despondency
- despair
- desolation
- dejection
- clinical depression
- a low
- a funk
- a blue funk
2. decline
- standstill
- stagnation
- stagflation
- slump
- slowdown
- recession
- paralysis
- inactivity
- hard times
- downturn
- decline
- credit squeeze
- credit crunch
- bad times
Use depression in a Sentence
She struggled with depression for years.
The economy faced severe depression recently.
Understanding depression requires compassion and patience.